Dishonorable Mentions

Senfronia ThompsonD–HoustonFor misusing her power as chair of the Local and Consent Calendars Committee to garner support for and silence opposition to her own bills, at times by forcing a vote on them before she set the next calendar.

John Davis R–HoustonFor trying to pass a sales tax cap on yachts while the state was cutting $4 billion from public ed.

Gary Elkins R–HoustonFor giving us the spectacle of a payday lender attacking payday-lending regulation on the House floor.

Senator Mario Gallegos D–Houston For his vituperative attack on the superintendent of the Houston ISD during a committee hearing. It was beyond the pale, but also par for the Mario course.